diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 52cec6f..9dbecf6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     "smokestack-watch": "^0.4.1",
     "tap-closer": "^1.0.0",
     "tap-dev-tool": "^1.3.0",
-    "tap-spec": "^4.1.1",
+    "tap-spec": "^5.0.0",
     "tape": "^4.6.0",
     "watchify": "^3.7.0"
   },